How to load and use MainForm.Designer.cs during a runtime

Željko Perić

7y1.5k.NET

Hello,

This is question about changing application GUI during a runtime.

There are two windows form applications with same controls, same program code and only one difference, controls are arranged differently. GUI is different.

If program code is examined , there is only difference in between two MainForm.Designer.cs classes.

I am interested how to use only one application, that will load selected MainForm.Designer.cs class, on the runtime, and use it to change application GUI.

All the best,

Željko Peric

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Salman Beg7y ago
Accepted answer
Hi. The .designer.cs is auto generated by Visual Studio and we cannot change at runtime. For more you can follow up with this article, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32625838/if-designer-cs-generated-in-runtime . Thanks.
Željko Perić7y ago
Thanks to Salman Beg for answer.

Here is link to excellent solution for above problem.

https://www.codeproject.com/Questions/1277023/How-do-I-change-complete-GUI-on-the-runtime

And I have managed to create .dll file that contains MainForm.Designer.cs class with small changes in code. Now I can use it as any .dll, and call InitializeComponent() method to create rearange GUI for user.

All the best
Željko Peric